Whirlwind’s co-founder, Ralf Hotchkiss was interviewed in December by San Francisco’s KGO radio. Check out the audio clip and find out why he hasn’t tipped forward out of his RoughRider’s® in ten years! Transcription for this video: I Haven’t Tipped Once in the 10 Years … [Read more...] about I Haven’t Tipped Once in the 10 Years
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Haiti Project with The Walkabout Foundation
Transcription for this video: Haiti Project with The Walkabout Foundation After the devastating Haiti earthquake of 2010, many Haitians suffered severe injuries, while much of much of the country's infrastructure laid destroyed. Whirlwind recognized that there was a urgent need for the RoughRider wheelchair, which is specifically designed for rough terrain. We offer our … [Read more...] about Haiti Project with The Walkabout Foundation
Whirlwind Wheelchair International and the RoughRider
An introduction to Whirlwind Wheelchair International and our newest chair, the RoughRider, an all-terrain wheelchair built by and for riders in the developing world. Whirlwind is a non-profit wheelchair company that specializes in creating durable low cost wheelchair technology that gives riders the opportunity to explore more places and do more things. … [Read more...] about Whirlwind Wheelchair International and the RoughRider
Wheels of Change by PBS Frontline/World
Transcription for this video: Wheels of Change by PBS Frontline_World Frontline covers Whirlwind Wheelchair's poverty relief efforts in Vietnam and local partner who manufactures the RoughRider wheelchair. This video also covers the inspirational stories of Tong Geong and his friend Quan Dien; both are wheelchair riders who live in the busy city. Whirlwind is a … [Read more...] about Wheels of Change by PBS Frontline/World
Whirlwind Wheelchair Project with CIR in Afghanistan
Whirlwind and the Center for International Rehabilitation conducted a six-day training workshop in Kabul, Afghanistan, in June 2005 that focused on skills such as wheelchair assembly and repair, fitting and user assessment. The goal of this project was to test a distribution strategy that combined central fabrication with local assembly, fitting and delivery. During the initial … [Read more...] about Whirlwind Wheelchair Project with CIR in Afghanistan